Andorran Athletics Federation

Andorran Athletics Federation
Sport	Athletics
Abbreviation	FAA
Founded	1984
Affiliation	IAAF
Affiliation date	1989
Regional affiliation	EAA
Headquarters	Andorra la Vella
President	Bernat Vilella Sala
Secretary	Xavier Bossa Atmetlló
Official website
	www.faa.ad

The Andorran Athletics Federation (Catalan: Federació Andorrana d'Atletisme, FAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Andorra. Former president was Judit Gómez Travesset.^[1] In 2012, Eduard Ricard García was elected new president,^[2]^[3] but in 2015 he resigned.^[4]

History

FAA was founded in 1984,^[5] and was affiliated to the IAAF in 1989.^[6]

Presidents

Starting with the foundation of FAA in 1984, the following persons served as president:^[5]

Name	Presidency
Francesc Costa Vinyals	1984-1992
Josep Sansa Font	1992-2002
Interim Governing Board	2002-2003
Josep Graells Esquius	2003-2008
Judit Gómez Travesset	2008-2012
Eduard Ricard García	2012-2015

Affiliations

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
European Athletic Association (EAA)
Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)

Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:

Andorran Olympic Committee (COA; Catalan: Comitè Olímpic Andorrà)

National records

FAA maintains the Andorran records in athletics.

External links

Official webpage (in Catalan)
FAA on Facebook

References

^ Junta Directiva (in Catalan), Federació Andorrana d’Atletisme, archived from the original on October 5, 2009, retrieved October 19, 2012
^ Federacio Andorrana d'Atletisme, IAAF, retrieved January 8, 2013
^ Duaso, Víctor (February 28, 2012), Eduard Ricard García, únic candidat a la presidència (in Catalan), Diari d'Andorra, retrieved January 8, 2013
^ Blasco, Joan Josep (1 May 2015). "Eduard Garcia dimiteix com a president de la FAA". elperiodic.ad (in Catalan). El Periódic d'Andorra. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b Història (in Catalan), Federació Andorrana d’Atletisme, archived from the original on October 5, 2009, retrieved October 19, 2012
^ ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 56, retrieved October 15, 2012

[faa_1-1] Junta Directiva (in Catalan), Federació Andorrana d’Atletisme, archived from the original on October 5, 2009, retrieved October 19, 2012

[iaaf_1-2] Federacio Andorrana d'Atletisme, IAAF, retrieved January 8, 2013

[diaria-3] Duaso, Víctor (February 28, 2012), Eduard Ricard García, únic candidat a la presidència (in Catalan), Diari d'Andorra, retrieved January 8, 2013

[4] Blasco, Joan Josep (1 May 2015). "Eduard Garcia dimiteix com a president de la FAA". elperiodic.ad (in Catalan). El Periódic d'Andorra. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[faa_2-5] Història (in Catalan), Federació Andorrana d’Atletisme, archived from the original on October 5, 2009, retrieved October 19, 2012

[iaaf_2-6] ASOCIACIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE FEDERACIONES DE ATLETISMO - CONSTITUCIÓN EN VIGOR A PARTIR DEL 1 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2011 (PDF) (in Spanish), IAAF, p. 56, retrieved October 15, 2012

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